Miscellaneous Hallmark News:
There is finally a sequel to
Three Wise Men and a Baby. All three brothers, played by Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker, and their mom (Margaret Collins,) are back together for
Three Wiser Men and a Boy. The sequel picks up five years later. Paul Campbell and Kimberley Sustad are again the writers.
Lacey Chabert's 2 year exclusive contract with Hallmark is now over. She will be in Hallmark's
The Christmas Quest with Kristoffer Polaha. Yet, Lacey will also star in
Netflix' holiday (not Christmas) rom-com,
Hot Frosty. Description: "Two years after losing her husband, Cathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays...and before he melts."
Hallmark Media is launching a Spanish speaking channel:
Hallmark en Español, will feature over 130 original Hallmark movies and the first six seasons of “When Calls The Heart,” all dubbed in Spanish. The channel will include “Hispanic-led talent” such as Cuban actor William Levy in “South Beach Love,” Puerto Rican actress Rosalyn Sanchez in “A Taste of Summer,” Argentine actor Juan Pablo Di Pace in “Raise a Glass to Love,” and Hispanic couple Carlos and Alexa PenaVega.
Two more prequel movies are on the way for the
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries series starring Skyler Samuels as the younger version of Aurora.
Tickets to the fifth annual
Christmas Con 2024 convention, December 13-15 in New Jersey — are selling like hotcakes. After
announcing last week the initial wave of talent planning to attend, including Lacey Chabert as the official headliner, all VIP and weekend passes are sold out, and Saturday-only tickets are 50 percent sold.
Click here for more details.
If NJ is too far north or east for you, this holiday season, nearly 40 Hallmark stars will descend upon
Kansas City for the first-ever
Hallmark Christmas Experience. Each weekend from November 29 through December 23, an immersive experience for fans will be held at Hallmark’s company headquarters, featuring holiday activities, shopping, food, and celebrity appearances.
Tickets went on sale starting at 10 a.m. Central time on May 16, with two packages available to “elevate” the experience with photo ops, “reindeer games” with the stars, and VIP treatment, ranging in price from $259 to $699,
according to the event’s website.
Hallmark’s
first-ever celebrity cruises, taking place in November, sold out within hours when they were announced in August 2023. So packages for the Hallmark Christmas Experience may also go fast. Hallmark has said that those who don’t gain access to the packages will have a chance to buy single tickets, priced between $5 and $99, this summer.
Back to the present:
The upcoming, new JUNE Hallmark movies will star Andrew Walker, Chris McNally and Bethany Joy Lenz. (Not all in the same movie.)